Toilet accessory



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wILLiAM FRIEDMAN, on New YORK, it. Y., Assr'enon' To turn, me, on NEW YORK,-

N. Y.-, A CORPORATION on NEW YORK renew Aces-seem:

Appneauen fild sem'emter 20, 1929'. serial no 394,123.

This invention relates to toilet accessories,

and more particularly to toilet accessories forfwomensuse; as for make-up purposes:

The ob ects of the invent onrare to provide an improved device 'of the character indicated to render the same attractive and for readily opening said cover without the opening means interfering with the continuity of'the reflecting surface; to provide an opening means which also holds thecover in closed position; to provide such a combined openingand holding means which is not likely td beoperated inadvertently to open the cover when not desired; to shape the container from the material forming the reflecting surface to shape the material to support the cover flush with the reflecting simplicity of construction and operation; and to obtain other advantages and results as may be brought outin the following de- 1 scription; c.

Referring to the accompanying drawings which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts throughout the several views Figure l'is' a perspective view ofa toilet accessory embodying my invention, showing the cover inelosed position;

Figure 2' is a longitudinal sectional View on line 2 2 of Fig. 1;

Figure 3' is a similar sectional view showing the cover open;

Figure 4a is a face view of. a modified construction showing adaptation of thei-nvention to' a plurality of containers;

Figure 5' is a sectional view on line 5 5 of Fig; f; t

Figure 6 is a facev viewof amodified construction wherein one of the containers-is carriedbeneath the reflecting surface and movable therefrom; and

Figure 7 is an underneath view of the 7 structure shown in Fig,- 6. d

Inthe specific embodiment of the inven tion illustrated in said drawings, the reference numeral 1 indicates the body portion the outer surface ofwhich is a mirror and for which reason I have referred tothe body portion generally as the reflecting surface particularly in view of the fact that said bod-y portion is preferably a thin metal which is highly polished and constitutes the re-" fleeting surface. The metal forming this refiec ting surface is preferably stamped; or

- otherwise formed at one portion thereof into a container 2 for make-up material such as rouge,- powder and so forth; The container .is preferably depressed with respect to the reflecting surface 1 and is on the inside of the same; As shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3 I provide a single container 2 at one end ofthe reflecting surface or body portion 1 propor-" tioned with respect thereto such that the reflecting surface is of a considerably greater size than the said 601113311161;

The container 2 is provided with a cover 3,the same preferably being of sheet metal and highly polished so as to conform any appearance and character to the reflecting surface or body portion 1. This co'ver 3 is preferably hingedas at 4 at the outer' edge of thebody member 1 so as to swing upwardly away from the body member and not interfere with using the remaining surface of the same as a mirror when the cover is open, if sodesired: The metal forming the device is preferably pressed downwardly around the edge of the opening for the cover so as to provide a shoulder 5 ofiset from the plane of the face ofthc body member the thickness of the cover.- Consequently, when the cover is swung into closed positioniten gages said shoulder 5 and the outer surfaces of the body member and cover are thus brought into exact registration so as not to form any crevices when the body member and cover are used jointly as a mirror. Further-- more, I proportion the parts so that the cover fits very closely at its edges against the body member 1, avoiding any unnecessary openings or cracks.

In order to hold the cover 3 in closed position and yet not have any crevices or protuberances on the mirror surfaces, I have shown shoulder 5 of the container perforated as at 6, and have shown a ball catch 7 on the underside of the lid which passes through said perforation 6 so that the ball engages against the underside of the metal. It will furthermore be noted that the ball or catch 7 protrudes through the device to the underside of the metal and therefore provides a means for initially opening the cover by pressing upwardly on the ball. The construction is such that inadvertent opening is prevented in that the catch is preferably arranged to bear against the side of the opening toward the container, thus requiring a positive deflection of the catch away from the container before the same will pass through the perforation and permit the cover to open. The container depends further from the gen eral plane of the body member further than the catch, and accordingly forms a protection against the catch being inadvertently pushed open in the direction necessary to release it.

In Figures 4 and 5 I have shown a toilet accessory wherein I provide a plurality of containers. In that showing the containers, designated by numerals 8, 8 are arranged side by side at the lower end of the body member 9. I hinge covers 10, 10, at 11, 11 at the side edges of the body member so as to swing inwardly toward each other and preferably meet at the middle or center line of the body portion. However, the exact proportion of the containers and covers may be varied as found desirable. In the showing of Figures 4; and 5 the containers provide shoulders 12 for limiting the inward position of the cover similar to shoulders 5 heretofore described.

Preferably this shoulder 12 extends between the containers 8, 8, and this is perforated as at 13 for receiving the catches 14, 14 on the underside of the covers similar to the previously described construction. This arrangement has the additional advantage that the containers 8, 8 give added protection against inadvertent pressure being applied to the catches for opening the covers in that it is necessary to apply the pressure between the two containers rather than just at the side of a single container as shown in Figure 2.

In the construction in Figures 6 and 7, I have provided a single opening at the top of the body portion at one corner of the same so as to provide a fixed container 15 with a cover 16 therefor hinged as at 17. This container provides a shoulder 18 to receive the edge of the cover 16, said shoulder having the perforation 19 for reception of catch 20 on the cover. Underneath the body portion 21 I provide means for carrying a removable con tainer 23. This removable container is pref erably approximately the size of the fixed container and is positioned at the side of the same. In order to hold the removable container in place, I have shown a strap 23 extending over said container in spaced relation to the body member and in this instance par allel to the bottom edge of said body member. The inner end of the strap is preferably riveted or otherwise secured as at 2 1 to the shoulder 18 of the fixed container. This construction enables me to attach the strap without marring the exposed mirror surface of the body portion.

Obviously other detail changes and modifications may be made in the construction and use of my improved toilet accessory, without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention, and I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact structures shown and described, except as set forth in the following claims when construed in the light of the prior art.

' Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. A toilet accessory comprising a body portion having a mirror surface and having a container below said surface, and a cover for said container also having a mirror surface supplementing that of the body portion.

2. A toilet accessory comprising a body portion having a mirror surface and having a container below said surface,'and a cover for said container also having a mirror surface flush with the mirror surface of the body portion and supplementing that of the body portion.

3. A toilet accessory comprising a body portion having a mirror surface and havinga container below said surface, a cover for said container, and means for limiting depression'of the cover when closed to a position such that the outer surface of the cover and surface of the body portion are flush.

4. A toilet accessory comprising a body portion having a mirror surface and having a container below said surface, a cover for said container, means for limiting depression of the cover when closed to a position such that the outer surface of the cover and surface of the body portion are flush, and means for retaining the cover in closed position.

5. A toilet accessory comprising a body portion having a mirror surface and having a container below said surface, acover for said container, means for limiting depression of the cover when closed to a position such that the body portion are flush, and means operable the outer surface of the cover and surface of from beneath the body portion for ejecting said cover from its flush closed position.

6. A toilet accessory comprising a body portion having a mirror surface and having a container below said surface, a cover for said container, means for limiting depression of the cover when closed to a position such that the outer surface of the cover and surface of the body portion are flush, and means projecting through the body portion for both holding the cover in closed position and pro- Viding means for ejecting the cover from flush closed position.

WILLIAM FRIEDMAN. 

